This report on Honduras’s 2025 general elections, based on the observations of CEPR’s electoral mission to Tegucigalpa, finds no evidence in the available data to support claims of fraud. However, the elections were marked by a broader crisis of confidence, driven by partisan institutional gridlock, US interference, logistical issues, technical deficiencies, disputes over the results, and an incomplete recount process.

There is concerted effort by the US government to influence the outcome of the election in Honduras. President Trump has piled on with a ringing endorsement of the National Party candidate, and strong denunciations of the other two leading candidates.

Your questions about Honduras’s November 30 elections answered. The following Q and A looks at the key issues that have generated discussion and debate ahead of the election and provides background on the electoral process as well as the internal and external actors that are likely to play a role in its conduct and outcome.

Since President Xiomara Castro has been in office, Poverty has come back down to pre-pandemic levels, inequality is continuing its downward trend, unemployment is at a decade-low, both public and private investment has reached new heights, and the country finds itself in a more sustainable economic position with low external debt.

The trial of Juan Orlando Hernández, once the seemingly untouchable and authoritarian president of Honduras, is officially set to begin on February 12. The US government supported Hernández from the beginning of his first presidential term and backed him even as evidence of his criminal involvement grew.

If the Biden administration is serious about tackling the root causes of forced migration in Central America and genuinely wants to support constitutional democracy in the region, then it should recognize the end of the ZEDEs as a positive step forward.

This post looks at the evolving social and economic situations in Honduras.

Today, November 28, Hondurans head to the polls for crucial elections amid escalating political violence across the country.

This Sunday, November 28, Hondurans will head to the polls for crucial elections amid escalating political violence across the country.

New executive orders provide little assurance that the Biden administration will truly address “root causes” of displacement and migration from Central America.